Admitted
1967, California; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, J.D., 1965
Law School Graduation Year
1965
College
University of California at Los Angeles, A.B., 1961
Memberships
Beverly Hills Bar Association (Chairman, Criminal Law Section, 1975-1976; Member, Board of Directors, 1983-1985); State Bar of California; Criminal Courts Bar Association (President, Los Angeles County, 1980); California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Member, Board of Directors, 1977—; Vice President, 1985-1987; President, 1987); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Biographical
Author: I Know It When I Seize It: Selected Problems In Obscenity, 4 Loyola University of Los Angeles Review, No. 1, February, 1971; Release Procedures, Calif Criminal Law, Procedure and Practice, 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Editions. Instructor, Legal Specialization, California Trial Lawyers Association, 1974. Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County, 1967-1971. Member, 1976-1984 and Chairman, 1976-1984, Mayor's Advisory Committee to the Greek Theatre. Commissioner, California Council on Criminal Justice, 1977-1984. Member: Chief Justices Special Advisory Committee on Courts and the Media, 1979; Community Advisory Committee, KCET Public Television, 1980-1982; Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, 1980-1984. Member, Board of Directors, Voter Registration Program, 1983-1984. President, Board of Trustees, Santa Monica Museum of Art, 1986-1996. Member, Board of Directors, 1995—; Chairman, 1997-1999, Ocean Park Community Center. Member, Board of Directors, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, 1995-1997. Criminal Defense Attorney of the Year, Century City Bar Association, 1996. Defense Attorney of the Year, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section, 1999. Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers (Vice President; President, 2001). (Certified Specialist, Criminal Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)